Fashion Institute of Technology

Majors

Fashion Institute of Technology 95

*Business & Technology Programs: FIT’s General Education Requirements

FIT's Gen Ed courses are organized along the following categories: G1 Basic Communication; G2
Mathematics; G3 Natural Sciences; G4 Social Sciences; G5 Western Civilization; G6 The Arts; G7
Humanities; G8 Foreign Language; G9 Other World Civilizations; G10 American History.

See list of Gen Ed approved courses under FIT's General Education Requirements and Courses.
An FIT Gen Ed course cannot be used to meet more than one General Education area.

Associate Degree: (Effective for students entering AAS programs in Fall 2014)

• Three (3) credits from each required area, totaling 9 credits: G1, G2 and G3


• Twelve(12) credits from four different areas in liberal arts courses in G4-G10


• Three (3) credits of any 200 or 300 level English literature or speech course

**Related Area Electives: 1.5-4 credits
CHOICE of AC 221, AR 101 or 115 , DE 101, HD 111, HP 201, IC 296, 297 or 298 , ID 103, JD 101,
PH 116 or 162 , or TD 112.

***Major Area Electives: 6-7 credits
CHOICE of two: FM 144, 212, 213, 222, 223, 226, 228, 231, 245, 251, or 491.

Evening/Weekend Option:
A four-semester degree program is available for this degree program (see Curricula (p. 25) or visit
the FIT website fitnyc.edu/evening_weekend). The sequence of courses is the same as that listed
on this page.

Upper Division Alternatives:
Graduates of this program are eligible to apply for admission to the Bachelor of Science programs
in Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing (p. 142 ), Direct and Interactive Marketing (p. 144 ),
Fashion Merchandising Management (p. 164 ), Home Products Development (p. 174 ),
International Trade and Marketing for the Fashion Industries (p. 180 ), Production Management:
Fashion and Related Industries (p. 186 ), and Textile Development and Marketing (p. 190 ).
By completing certain course requirements, graduates may also apply to the Bachelor of Science
programs in Advertising and Marketing Communications (p. 136 ) and Technical Design
(p. 188 ).